DENVER—State officials have fined a children’s amusement park west of Denver $30,500 for the derailment of a miniature train that injured 15 people.
The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment says the volunteer engineer at Tiny Town was driving as much as five times the normal speed limit when the train went off the track. Witnesses say the locomotive entered a curve going between 12 and 17 mph while the normal speed limit is 3 to 4 mph.
State officials say the accident was due to operator error and contributing factors were inadequate training and lack of labels on the controls. The engineer told investigators he accelerated when he meant to hit the brakes.
The adults and children injured mostly had bumps and bruises, but three people were hospitalized.
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Information from: KMGH-TV,
